CVE-2026-16537 PUBLISHED

Slick Slider < 0.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gallery Shortcode

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 22.07.2026 Published: 06.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it in an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute when a user views the affected post.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Slick Slider
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 0.5.3 (excl.)

Credits

  • testoun finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CWE